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Old 04-04-2006, 11:39 AM   #106
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Old 04-04-2006, 11:40 AM   #107
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I believe Stone hedge wins.

The rest of you have obviously never seen the VLA. It is NOT that impressive. Its just a bunch of satellite receivers strung out along the desert in New Mexico. If you're ever down that way, I recommend the Socorro Wildlife Refuge instead which is most cool. They have whooping cranes and everything!
 
Old 04-04-2006, 11:50 AM   #108
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If you're a geek, which you are not, the VLA is the stuff of dreams.

I accept that you don't get it.
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Old 04-04-2006, 11:52 AM   #109
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Stonehenge wins.

Mt Kilimanjaro (8)
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Mesa Verde (9)
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Old 04-04-2006, 11:55 AM   #110
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Old 04-04-2006, 12:02 PM   #111
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If you're a geek, which you are not, the VLA is the stuff of dreams.

I accept that you don't get it.
Just pretend we're the Russian and East German judges...
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Old 04-04-2006, 12:49 PM   #112
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Mesa Verde

Oh, I love the CONCEPT of the VLA, but to just go look at it is rather disappointing.
 
Old 04-04-2006, 12:50 PM   #113
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Mesa Verde wins.

Buckingham Palace (5)
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Old 04-04-2006, 01:11 PM   #114
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Old 04-04-2006, 01:23 PM   #115
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Old 04-04-2006, 01:39 PM   #116
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Buckingham Palace. Sears Tower isn't even the tallest building anymore.
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Old 04-04-2006, 01:53 PM   #117
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But it's still cool, man.
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Old 04-04-2006, 02:57 PM   #118
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Not that I'm biased or anything but Buckingham Palace has a status that cannot be bettered. It isn't just the main building, there are the stables for horses and carriages (including the famous gold coronation carriage) , the Queen's Gallery which displays all manner of art works (Faberge Imperial Russian jewel-encrusted eggs last year) and a wonderful walled garden. Sears Tower doesn't come close even to the Chrysler Building and I would still vote Buck House ahead of that. Well, OK, maybe I am a teensy weensy bit biased...
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Old 04-04-2006, 03:27 PM   #119
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Yeah, but at least a commoner can set foot in the Sears Tower instead of looking at it from 100 yeards away through a wrought iron fence.

(But I would have voted for Buckingham Palace myself, because the Sears Tower looks like a couple big shoe boxes stacked next to one another.)

Edit: a "yeard" is also known as a "ye olde yard," an English measurement equal to 3 Queen's heads, measured from bloody neck stump to top of crown.

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Old 04-04-2006, 03:41 PM   #120
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I don't recall seeing the Changing of the Guard at the Sears Tower.
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